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  Getting It Twisted

  Ally Avery

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  He wasn't just my best friend. He was arrogant. Tormented. Reckless. I shouldn't have wanted him, but I did. I still want him. 
   
  Now, five years after a drunken mistake of a night, he's back. And something has changed. Dark under-eye circles mar his pretty face, and his mouth no longer smirks as readily as before.I should know better than to trust him with my heart again, but I can't forget how he breathed life into me back when we were kids. His darkness merged with mine and became something else. 
   
  Something brighter.We clicked together like two jagged, leftover puzzle pieces. My best friend. My partner in crime. My ride-or-die.As he spirals further into self-destruction, I need to find a way to protect him from his harrowing past. Before it breaks us both. 
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Solitario: The Lonely One

  John Manuel

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  A changing climate brings heavy rains to West Texas and gives river guide, Robbie Ducharme, the opportunity to take his clients down a never-before-run desert arroyo. 
  The landscape they enter, the people they encounter, and the relics they find, give these modern-day explorers the thrill of a lifetime. They also threaten Robbie’s relationship with the woman he loves and the life of the assistant he admires. 
  In Solitario—The Lonely One, John Manuel asks if we are right to be bold with our lives and the lives of others when the potential rewards are great - or are we venturing where we should not tread?

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  The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

  E. T. A. Hoffmann

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  *The Nutcracker and the Mouse King* by E. T. A. Hoffmann is a classic children's story written in the early 19th century. The narrative revolves around young siblings Fritz and Maria Stahlbaum, who embark on a magical and adventurous Christmas Eve. With themes of imagination, bravery, and the struggle between good and evil, the story introduces the whimsical character of the Nutcracker, who becomes a hero in an epic battle against the ruthless Mouse King. 
  At the beginning of the tale, Fritz and Maria eagerly anticipate Christmas, filled with excitement and curiosity about the gifts prepared by their mysterious Uncle Drosselmeier. As the evening unfolds with Christmas traditions and beautifully decorated gifts, the atmosphere becomes enchanting when Maria receives the Nutcracker as a present. However, the scene quickly escalates into a fantastical battle as Maria discovers that her toys come to life, leading to a dramatic conflict between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King. This captivating opening sets the tone for a story filled with fantasy, warmth, and adventure, engaging the reader's imagination and preparing them for the enchanting fairy-tale journey ahead.

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  Canyon Sacrifice

  Scott Graham

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  "A terrific debut novel." —C.J. Box, New York Times bestselling author of Stone Cold 
   
   
   
  Canyon Sacrifice brings the rugged western landscape, the mysterious past of the ancient Anasazi Indians, and the Southwest's ongoing cultural fissures vividly to life. A deadly struggle against murderous kidnappers in Grand Canyon National Park forces archaeologist Chuck Bender to face up to his past as he realizes every parent's worst nightmare: a missing child.

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  Her Time to Shine

  Fiona McCallum

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  Sometimes serendipity comes knocking, and life leads us to the most surprising places ... 
    
  It's never too late to find your true self. 
  While very pretty, the tiny town of Melrose isn't where Erica thought she'd be at almost fifty. And working in a funeral home and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, while navigating her grief as a recent widow, is not how she thought her life would look either. But she's committed to her lovely new boss, Walter, who gave her a chance when she so desperately needed it. 
  Erica's friends and daughters back in Adelaide cheer her on as she discovers a genuine love for her new job, forms friendships and immerses herself in the local community. But why is she being plagued with fresh bouts of anxiety and flashes of partial memories of her brother Mark who died when she was eleven? Why is there so much about him she doesn't know and can't remember? And why does it feel like it's more about her than him?  
  But she has to put it all aside when, despite being happy and settled, Erica is suddenly called upon to step up and face her deepest fear. If she can, what will she discover about herself and her past? And what will it mean for her future?  
  From Australia's master storyteller, a tender story about finding strength and fulfilment after major upheaval, and discovering you can only outrun your true calling for so long ...

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  The Boy at the Keyhole

  Anonimo

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  “A fiendishly efficient, gorgeously written, nasty little thrill ride of a psychological thriller. I couldn’t put it down, and it’s entirely possible that I’ll never sleep again. A true tour-de-force of a debut novel.”—Lyndsay Faye, author of The Gods of Gotham and Jane Steele For fans of Shirley Jackson, Sarah Waters and Daphne du Maurier, an electrifying debut about a boy left alone in his family’s English estate with a housekeeper he suspects has murdered his mother Nine-year-old Samuel lives alone in a once-great estate in Surrey with the family’s housekeeper, Ruth. His father is dead and his mother has been abroad for months, purportedly tending to her late husband’s faltering business. She left in a hurry one night while Samuel was sleeping and did not say goodbye.Beyond her sporadic postcards, Samuel hears nothing from his mother. He misses her dearly and maps her journey in an atlas he finds in her study. Samuel’s life is otherwise regulated by Ruth, who runs the house with an iron fist. Only she and Samuel know how brutally she enforces order.As rumors in town begin to swirl, Samuel wonders whether something more sinister is afoot. Perhaps his mother did not leave but was murdered—by Ruth.Artful, haunting and hurtling toward a psychological showdown, The Boy at the Keyhole is an incandescent debut about the precarious dance between truth and perception, and the shocking acts that occur behind closed doors.

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